Exploring with Lewis and Clark

The 1804 Journal of Charles Floyd

By:

Charles Floyd

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Hardback

Series:

American Exploration and Travel Series

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Sergeant Charles Floyd was one of the first three men enlisted in Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. Born around 1782 in Louisville, Kentucky, and personally recruited by William Clark, Floyd followed orders and kept a careful diary of the expedition, but only for ninety-nine days. On August 20, 1804, Floyd became the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to die along the route, apparently succumbing to a ruptured appendix near present-day Sioux City.This elegant volume is the first facsimile edition of Floyd's journal. Readers will feel that they are holding the original journal as they see and read Floyd's own handwriting alongside new transcriptions. James J. Holmberg's detailed scholarly introduction and thorough, all-new annotations trace Sergeant Floyd's experiences with Lewis and Clark, his death, and the development of monuments to Floyd, including the stone obelisk that became our nation's first Registered National Historic Landmark. Exploring with Lewis and Clark captures Charles Floyd's story and his legacy and is a treasure for anyone with an interest in exploration and the American West.

Author Biography:

James J. Holmberg is curator of special collections for the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky, and editor of Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark. Gary E. Moulton is editor of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He resides in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gary E. Moulton, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, is the author or editor of numerous articles and books, including John Ross, Cherokee Chief.

Release date Australia

February 28th, 2005

Author

Charles Floyd

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Edited by James J. Holmberg
Foreword by Gary E. Moulton

Illustrations

65 colour illustrations, 20 black & white illustrations, 3mp

Pages

120

Series

American Exploration and Travel Series

Dimensions

200x300x14

ISBN-13

9780806136745

Product ID

7477616

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